page_title: UCL Institute of Archaeology
section_title: Research and teaching
hierarchical_section_title: UCL Institute of Archaeology / Research and teaching
caption_attribution_description: English: The UCL Institute of Archaeology as seen from Gordon Square, looking north. In Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden.
context_page_description: UCL's Institute of Archaeology is an academic department of the Social & Historical Sciences Faculty of University College London which it joined in 1986 having previously been a school of the University of London. It is currently one of the largest centres for the study of archaeology, cultural heritage and museum studies in the world, with over 100 members of staff and 600 students housed in a 1950s building on the north side of Gordon Square in the Bloomsbury area of Central London.
context_section_description: Research at the Institute covers fieldwork, laboratory analysis and conservation, artefact studies, and theoretical, synthetic, and analytical work. Staff projects are currently undertaken on five continents and in the Pacific. A research directory outlining research projects, centres and networks at the Institute of Archaeology is available on the Institute's website.
  Current research projects include:
  The Stones of Stonehenge
  Rapa Nui Landscapes of Construction
  Cultural Evolution of Neolithic Europe
  Imperial Logistics: The Making of the Terracotta Army
  In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), the Institute of Archaeology received the top score of 100% 4* for the excellence of its research environment. Two-thirds (66%) of its research outputs were rated in the 4* or 3* categories (world leading and internationally excellent) while nearly 50% of its research impact was deemed to be of 4* quality.
  The Institute offers a diverse range of Undergraduate Degrees, Master's degrees and Research Degrees.
  The Institute of Archaeology was rated number one for Archaeology and Forensics in the Guardian University Guide for 2015 for the fourth year in a row. It has also been ranked in the top two for student satisfaction in the Complete University Guide's 2015 League Table of UK archaeology departments.
  In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 UCL is ranked 3rd in the world (and 3rd in Europe) for Archaeology.
caption: The Institute as seen from the south end of Gordon Square
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